The Ultimate Betrayal

~ Aaliyah ~

• Flashback •

ATLANTA

"Goodnight mommy, Goodnight daddy" Me and my twin sister said while kissing our parents on the cheek. That was the last time we saw our parents alive.

That was 14 years ago, I was just 7 years old when 8 men in entered our home and murdered my parents. My father was a well known kingpin who was set up by his bestfriend. I know that because well , I was there and I heard his voice while we hid in the wall. They took everything they could have , then set the house on fire. With me and Aalayia still inside. We got out the wall and tried to find a exit. I found one but when I turned around and my sister wasn't behind me. I screamed out for her and heard her scream then everything collapsed.

5 weeks later I woke up in the hospital. Panicking. A doctor walked in my room greeting me with a smile. I saw balloons and signs saying "Welcome back".

"Hi sweetheart. I'm Doctor Riley. How are you feeling"  he said. I just looked around, confused. Scared. Wanting my mom and dad. My sister. Anybody familiar. After some time, I was told what happened.

They only mentioned my mom and dad. They said my sister wasn't there. And that the report only mentioned  one child being found. I don't remember much from that night.. but I KNOW my sister WAS THERE.

• End of flashback •

ATLANTA

I rolled out of bed, looking at the clock. 10:18 AM it read. I took a shower, as well as my facial morning routine. I looked down and rubbed my burn mark on my wrist. "I love you Aalayia" I whispered.

I heard a knock on my front door startling me. I ran downstairs to see who it was. "Open up bitch" I heard my bestfriend Karmyn yell. I laughed opening the door , "Well goodmorning to you too!" I said.

We ate some breakfast and turned on a movie. "So it's a party tonight at The Vault and I need you to help me pick out something that'll have these niggas ready to spend them bands on me" Karmyn said. I rolled my eyes and laughed. "Okay karm.. as long as you share the money with me".I got dressed, and and we headed to the mall. We went into So ChiQ and looked for something revealing and sexy. Karmyn has the perfect body so anything would be fire on her. We finally agreed on this red short V dress that'll reveal her breast and show all the shape in her ass. We took the things up to the counter to pay but Karmyn went back to grab accessories.

"So how did the black dress fit for you? I remember we had a hard time finding something that you loved" The store associate said.

"I'm sorry?" I said confused. "The black dress from yesterday remember... me and you searched half of the store for the perfect thing.." she said smiling. I shook my head no and shrugged my shoulders .

"I wasn't here yesterday.. I do have a black dress from you guys though" I said as Karmyn returned. "That party must've been REALLY wild then .. okay your total is $225.65, will that be cash or card" she said. Karmyn paid for her things and we left.

On the way back home the conversation from inside the store replayed in my mind as I rubbed my scar. What if who she saw was Aalayia? It's been 14 years and I've tried finding her every day of my life but I just couldn't. It's like my mother , father , & Aalayia's story was never told. They painted my dad out to be some drug dealing hood lord. I later found out that they ruled my mothers death a Murder, ruled my Dads death Sucide, and later listed my sister as a run away.

I know for sure I wasn't in there yesterday. Maybe I'm just overthinking .. maybe she was the one who had a really wild night.

But .. what if she was in her right mind? What if my sister is here?

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